Barrel-truck



(No Model.)

l 'L. RAW DON. BARREL TRUCK.

No. 423,442. Patented Mar. 18, 1890.

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' UNIT-ED ST TES PATENT OFFICE.

LUOIEN RAWDON, OF WVINDSOR, OHIO.

BjARREL-TRUCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 423,442, dated March 18, 1890.

Application filed February 27, 1888. Serial No. 265,441. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LUoInN RAWDON a. citizen of the United States, residing at YVindsor, in the county of Ashtabula and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Barrel Trucks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Heretofore the exertion and inconvenience attendant upon gaining access to heavy and unwieldy receptacles or dep0sitoriessuch as barrels, boxes, and the like, which are for the sake of space and convenience placed under counters and shelves in stores and warehouseshas been a source of much annoyance and trouble. Especially is this the case where merchandise subject to frequent demand by customers constitutes the contents of such barrels and boxes occupying i11- accessible positions under ,the counter or,

shelves of a retail store. It will be obvious in such cases that the salesman is, in order to remove the contents, compelled to tip or shift 7 the barrel or box, which action is necessarily with perfect ease and rapidity, unaccompanied by inconvenience or annoyance.

For the attainment of this object my invention consists in certain details of construction and combinations of parts, all of which will be specifically described hereinafter, and the particular points of novelty in the barrel out of the way. under the counter,

the counter and the two extreme positionsof 3 is an enlarged view of the socket-block with screws for attaching it to the floor. Fig. at shows a socket-block in which brads or nails are substituted for screws. Fig. 5 is another form of socket-block in which funnel-shaped ducts are made to lead the roller up the incline into the socket.

Referring to the drawings by letters, K is the projecting top of a counter under which the barrel A is placed when not in use. However, as shown in Fig. 1, the said'barrel A does not now occupy its normal position under the counter, being shown in this position for the sake of clearness.

T designates the,truck or supplementary base supporting the barrel A, and is provided with the casters or rollers Ct ti 0. The rollers cu b, and c are pivotally attached in suitable hearings to the truck T, as shown. 1

In Fig. 1, H designates a handle made of a loop formed integral with the circumferential strap a, encircling the barrel A. Thus it will be seen that the handle H may readily be attached to the barrel by means of the strap a".

top plan view of the truck shown at one of the extremities of its swing, where it supports A block B, having a surface-recess s, of sufficient depth and dimensions to receive and hold the roller 1), is suitably attached to the floor, as shown in Fig. 1, so that when the roller 1) is inserted in the recess .9 the rollers a and c are the only ones left free to move upon the floor. The roller?) acts as the pivotpoint or center of the circle described by the rollers a and o. By this means one caster is held against rotation about a vertical axis and the barrel can be moved only in an -arc the block, B is provided with an inclined plane. atgeaeh} endgz as shown in Fig, 1 whereby the roller b may ride up into its recess 8, and has flaring or guiding flanges c a protecting the sides ofsaid inclined planesat each end, as shown in Fig. 5.

The operation of myinvention willbe clearly understood without any further description.

The several parts thereof are'cheap in manufacture and first cost, durable in use, and easily interchanged and replaced.

Having thus fully described my invention,v

rollers or casters attached 'thereto, and the pivot-blockB,,secured tothe flooring and having recess 3, double inclines at each end,- and flared guide-flanges c c, as set forth.

3. The combination, with the truck T, having the caster b, of the fixed block B,'having a recess with flat sides and inclined ends for holding the caster from rotation about a vertical axis, as set forth.

4.. The combination, with the truck T, having the caster b, of the fixed block B, having a recess with fiat sides and inclined ends for holding the caster from-rotation about a vertical axis, and the sides of the recess being:

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